I saw this challenge when my bloggy friend Jo entered. Although I have hundreds (literally hundreds) of patterned paper pads... I still most tend to use just cardstock. So thought this challenge was for me!
While scrolling through my Splitcoaststampers newsletter I saw that Watercolor Wednesday challenge was to use watercolor powders. I knew I wanted to try a colourful Poinsettia so pulled out my Pixie Powders and a Nuvo shimmer powder and some mixed media card from Fabriano and went to town. The flower was using Pixie Powders in Lava Red and Purple Violet. One half went really red and the half more in purples and blues. For the green I used the Nuvo shimmer powder in Atlantis Burst. One dry I stamped Hero Arts Woodblock stamp - Antique Poinsettia and then cut with the matching die and layer all together. Added some Altenew Pure White spray splatters onto the flower. For my background I went with an embossing folder for some texture.
I am also entering this one into The Flower Challenge...Colour your Flower
Had great fun playing with the powders. I still have a number of sheets from a previous session and will be using one for tomorrow's post, so keep an eye out for that.
Happy crafting this weekend.
7 comments:
Oooo - just love your colorful poinsettia atop the embossed background, Dawn!!
Wowza ... what a gorgeous mix of colors on that poppin' poinsettia ... and I really love it with the texty embossing ... we're thrilled that you joined our Cardstock Christmas at Jingle Belles.
Wonderful job on the poinsettia - I bet is was fun to get all those powders out and play around, because your final result is stunning. Love the embossing in the background. Thanks for sharing this over at The Flower Challenge.
This is gorgeous Dawn - love the rich colours on the poinsettia!
Blessings
Maxine
Your flower turned out so beautifully striking! I need to get out my powders. Thanks for the inspiration!
What a beautiful card on every conceivable level AND you've made me want to get my watercolor powders out as well! So pleased you could join our Cardstock Christmas fun at Jingle Belles!
Using powders to color the poinsettia was a brilliant idea, it turned out so gorgeous. I love the bright colors and it looks fabulous against the white embossed background. Thanks so much for sharing with us at The Flower Challenge!
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